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Former NHLer Lanny McDonald was a keynote speaker at the BASF Knowledge Harvest event in Brandon last week.

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McDonald a keynote speaker at BASF event

Former NHLer Lanny McDonald was a keynote speaker at the BASF Canada Knowledge Harvest event in Brandon last week.

McDonald, who spent 16 years with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rock-ies and Calgary Flames, spoke about his upbringing on a family farm, some of his experiences in the NHL, as well as lessons on leadership and meeting challenges.

“I love the team and communication concept and working together to find solu-tions or better practices for farming,” Mc-Donald told the Journal.

The Knowledge Harvest event last Thursday at the Victoria Inn was the first stop on a city tour which will include Cal-gary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw throughout February. The events are designed to share new ideas and perspec-tives for sustainable agriculture.

When McDonald isn’t public speak-ing, he works a couple days a week for an oil and gas service company out west and is involved in quality control at a mi-crobrewery in Montana. He says after his NHL playing days were over, he’s gotten involved in public speaking more often, taking joy in offering advice – and at the same time, gaining knowledge on a vari-ety of different agricultural aspects.

“I enjoy the people and enjoy having a chance to meet new people and I look at it as I’m never too old to learn. So, I look forward to what’s going to come around the next corner.”

He says leadership and communication are key components to innovation in the agricultural industry.

“Part of my presentation was making sure that everyone was comfortable. Don’t be afraid to ask a question if you don’t un-derstand it. It’s just like a hockey team. If

you don’t understand the power play and the coach has you out there, it’s probably not going to go very well. So ask it again and again until you’re comfortable and away you go,” he said.

McDonald says he’s not interested in getting back into the NHL in a manage-rial role. Instead, he’s focused on spending more time with his family.

“I’m the biggest fan of the game. I loved playing the game. I think I played during the best time through the 70s and 80s. Not that this isn’t a great time, but more im-portantly, I’m at a stage where I have six grandkids. Because I was gone so much when they were growing up, and I’m speaking of my own kids, it’s so cool to now be able to go to the grandkids’ minor hockey games or dance classes and enjoy being a grandpa and a dad.”

McDonald, drafted by the Leafs fourth overall in the 1973 NHL Draft, spent a fair chunk of his NHL playing days in Toronto and is well aware of the club’s current on-ice troubles. The Leafs have not won a Stanley Cup since 1967.

“It kind of goes hand-in-hand with this conference,” he said. “You talk about communication. You talk about leadership and making sure that everyone is on the same page. Those are all the things it looks like that are not going right for the Maple Leafs right now. Until you all get on the same page and pull in the same direction, you end up playing as individuals, not as a team. They’re going to struggle until they get that sorted out.”

For more information on the BASF Knowledge Harvest events, go online to www.agsolutions.ca/knowledgeharvest.

According to the official website, BASF Canada is an affiliate of BASF SE in Ger-many. The company is involved in agri-cultural solutions, chemicals, performance products and functional materials and so-lutions.

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The “Light Up The Stage” fundraising campaign was recently launched in an effort to jump start the Strand Theatre restoration project. The Strand is located at 131, 10th Street in Brandon.

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‘Light Up The Stage’ fundraising campaign begins; BFMAS chair has high hopes for future of Strand project

Another fundraising campaign was recently unveiled to help jump start the Strand restoration project.

The Brandon Folk, Music and Art Society, in coopera-tion with local organizations, artists and businesses, re-cently launched a fundraising campaign for the Strand, entitled “Light Up The Stage.” The campaign comes after the “Raising the Curtain” campaign, which launched in November 2013 and was unable to get off the ground.

A release issued by BFMAS states that the current campaign includes a revamped website which consists of new artwork by local artist Tim Brown, a project Q and A where visitors can submit their questions to, as well as an overview of the facility which describes the new phased plan.

The release also states that the website includes a cam-paign page where donors can give at any level and enjoy ‘perks’ donated by artists from across the country, local organizations, and businesses.

“Perks for donating include tickets to local theatre, artwork, catering, custom poems, and house concerts by nationally recognized artists, along with naming rights for larger donations. There is everything from rebates on $25 donations for concert tickets, to a traditional Ameri-can BBQ for 50 people.”

The “first wave of the campaign” will also see counter-top donation boxes, which currently sit in various busi-nesses and organizations around the Wheat City. There have been requests by other organizations/businesses who are interested in having a donation box as well.

Shanda MacNeill, chair of the BFMAS board of direc-tors, says the board plans on adding elements and ex-panding the campaign as time goes on.

“It’s to raise money for the first phase of the strand project which would establish event space and we’d be able to take ownership of the building and then work on the rest of the project,” MacNeill said.

“We’re trying to reach out to those people in the com-munity who support the project and there are a fair num-ber of them as indicated by the first round of donation boxes going into so many businesses,” she continued. “When you start looking around, there’s a lot of people who do support it [project] and not everybody in the com-munity has to. If that were the case, we’d never build any-thing.”

It’s expected that there will be more public events and tours of the Strand in the near future – but that a “com-munity driven grass roots campaign” would illustrate the level of support the city has for the project.

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Naysayers don’t bother MacNeillThe Strand project has had its fair share of skepticism

by folks in the community over the years, but MacNeill doesn’t let the negativity bother her or the BFMAS board.

“I think that people that truly don’t believe in the proj-ect and don’t think it will happen, there’s really nothing you can do about those people except keep working and prove them wrong until the project succeeds.

“Around the board table, we get a little bogged down in being defensive or trying to convince people who aren’t convincible,” she continued. “We always circle back to that idea of this project being for the people who need it and believe in it.”

She says the BFMAS, which has been involved in the project since its inception in the mid-2000s, is overly op-timistic regarding the future sustainability of the Strand Theatre.

“We’re in it for the long haul,” she said enthusiastically. “We think a lot of people are very optimistic and really if you don’t try, then you’re not giving your community a chance to make it happen. So that’s what we’re doing. We’re creating an opportunity for people to get involved and for people to support it. That’s what people have asked us for.”


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tough issues, and already has a track record as a win-ner with a record number of seats in 2011.”

Oswald counters the NDP is destined to be an-nihilated in the election if Selinger is the leader and “it’s critically important that members of our party come together and decide who has the best chance at beating Brian Pallister in the next election. I say with humility, I think that person is me.”

Ashton casts himself as the only candidate capable of bringing the warring Selinger and Oswald fac-tions together following the convention. “You need someone who can unite the party,” says United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg head Alex Forrest. “There is no personal agenda with Steve. He supports the party and he puts the party fi rst.”

At a superfi cial level, all three pitches appear to be standard fare in leader-

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As Manitoba’s NDP leadership campaigns heads toward a decision at the party’s convention on March 8th in Winnipeg, the contest is a competi-tion for delegate support.

The stakes are high for Greg Selinger, Steve Ash-ton and Theresa Oswald. The results of delegate selection meetings in each constituency, combined with union endorsements, will ultimately determine which candidate will emerge as our next pre-mier, while the other two candidates will be contem-plating the likely end of

their political careers.While Ashton appears

to be in the lead at the moment, the outcome of the contest will hinge on which of the candidates’ messages earns the sup-port of the majority of del-egates.

Selinger’s campaign team argues he can guide the NDP to victory in the next provincial election “because he has the quali-ties that are most valued by New Democrats -- a life-time of dedication to social justice, leads a government with a very good economic record, is a steady hand on

ship campaigns. On deeper inspection, however, there are fl aws in each argument that should cause concern for convention delegates.

The weakness in Ash-ton’s pitch is that even uni-fi ed parties lose elections, and he has yet to articulate a compelling response to his opponents’ conten-tion that the NDP would be decimated in the next election if he is the party’s leader.

The delegates aren’t be-ing asked to elect an oppo-sition leader. Ashton needs to make a convincing argu-ment he can go toe-to-toe with Pallister and, with a unifi ed party behind him, could emerge victorious. He has to give the del-egates hope.

Selinger’s challenge is the exact opposite of Ash-ton’s. He claims he can win the next election by running on his record – a dubious assertion, given recent poll results – but that goal is unattainable if

Oswald’s many support-ers refuse to work for him in the next election cam-paign.

The premier has not explained how he would unify the party under his continued leadership, and it remains far from clear that’s even remotely pos-sible given the deep an-tipathy between many in the Selinger and Oswald camps.

The problem is even greater for Oswald. She has consistently claimed she is the only leadership candidate who can defeat Pallister’s Tories in the next election, but there are three gaping fl aws in her argument.

First, she has not ex-plained how she would convince Selinger’s sup-porters, especially the large organized labour component that the party relies upon for volunteers and fi nancial support, to work for her as leader. Second, she has made a se-

ries of costly pledges that would make it even harder for the NDP to win the election.

Finally, and most signifi -cantly, there is no evidence Manitobans would re-elect the NDP even if Oswald was party leader. If there was polling data that sup-ported her argument, she would have produced it by now. Her failure to do so compels the inference that her “electability” claims are based on hope and hy-perbole, not fact.

The messaging prob-lems should have been readily apparent to the three candidates when they launched their cam-paigns. That those fl aws have not been addressed – after hundreds of delegates have been selected, with hundreds more to be cho-sen this weekend – should be troubling to party sup-porters.

It makes a diffi cult choice even more chal-lenging.

COMMENTARYCOMMENTARYThree fl awed messages makes for a diffi cult choice

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They say you can only understand what someone else is going through if you walk a mile in their shoes. By or-ganizing the Coldest Night of the Year event, Samaritan House is giving the citizens of Brandon an opportunity to experience what it’s like to be on the streets of the city when the sun goes down and the winter wind is howling.

While planned as a fundraising event for the hungry, homeless, and hurting, the event actually promises to be a fun-fi lled, family event. Scheduled for Sat-urday, Feb. 21, registration opens at 4 p.m. and the walk will begin after open-ing ceremonies at 5 p.m. Participants will be given the opportunity to walk between two and 10 kilometers, com-pleting the walk by 7:30 p.m.

“If it’s really nice out people can walk further but we’ll leave that up to them,” local director Shawna Wilson.

This is the fi rst year Samaritan House has put on the event in the city and Wil-son is hoping for a good turnout. At the time of the Journal interview, 10 teams had already registered to participate and were collecting pledges for the worthy cause.

The walk will begin at St. Matthew’s Cathedral located at 403 13th Street in Brandon. A warm up spot with wash-rooms and snacks is being set up at Samaritan House located at 820 Pacifi c Avenue along the walk route. Partici-pants will be treated to a warm meal and a toque for their efforts. Adults who collect more than $150 in pledges and youth who collect more than $75 in pledges will have the $25 registration fee waved.

Samaritan House has committed to host the event for a two-year minimum with all local donations raised being put back into the community.

The non-profi t organization provides a wide range of services in the commu-nity which will be funded by the walk.

I”nvolvement in this walk impacts hundreds of lives in a positive way, helping build a bright future that once seemed out of reach,” Wilson said. “We wouldn’t be able to do it without the support of the community.”

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OPINIONOPINIONCraig: MLA pension reports should be disclosedA strange thing hap-

pened back in late January.The Canadian Taxpayers

Federation called up the provincial government to find out how many tax dol-lars are spent funding the pension plan for provincial politicians (MLAs) each year. We asked for a copy of the latest financial re-ports for the plan, but were refused.

The civil servant we spoke to indicated she didn’t feel she had the power to release the reports under existing regulations. We noted the regulations didn’t say anything about not releasing the reports publicly, but that didn’t get us anywhere.

We also noted that pen-sion reports for nurses, teachers, police and other government employees are all public … but that too got us nowhere.

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of their pension report. The minister of finance and the speaker are the only two politicians who have legal access to the report.

We contacted the speak-er about the matter and he said he would look into the situation further. He said he would have to talk to the “Review Commis-sioner” about the reports. The Review Commis-sioner is someone hired by the government to rule on politician pay, benefits and expense rules.

The Speaker said he wasn’t even sure if the Commissioner was in the country.

Fortunately, the CTF reached the commissioner at his office the next day and spoke with him about the matter. We can’t share the commissioner’s com-ments, but we can note he seemed willing to review the matter … he just needs to be asked by the speak-er’s office to look into things.

While it remains to be seen how long it will take,

or if taxpayers will get ac-cess to the MLA pension plan reports, here is why you should care: First, it’s not clear how much the government is putting into the MLA pension plan each year versus contribu-tions by politicians out of their own pocket. The plan appears to be nothing like the golden plan enjoyed by federal politicians, but it still seems quite generous. Remember, most people don’t have a workplace pension.

For most government employee pension plans, employees are required to put in a set amount of money each year and the government (taxpayers) matches it. For example, a department of conserva-tion employee will put in nine per cent of their earn-ings this year and the gov-ernment (taxpayers) will match it.

However, for MLAs, they only have to put in seven per cent of earnings and the government puts in whatever amount is neces-

sary to guarantee their re-tirement payments.

Further, while most gov-ernment employees have seen their contributions increase over the years (Example: from seven per cent of earnings to nine per cent), MLAs haven’t seen an increase since their plan was started in 2005. Thus,

taxpayers are likely putting in a lot more than MLAs are contributing.

Finally, it’s worth noting that it’s not clear how well the pension plan is doing. Will it require a bail out? Is it swimming in cash? Who knows?

One thing is for sure, the pension plan reports

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Colin Craig is the Prairie Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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HUMOURHUMOURRandom musings from the keyboard

Lets talk economics, fi nances, monetary issues or as they use to say back in the day, “Let’s talk moola.”

First let it be under-stood that most people who want to give their opinions on the above topic usually have a post secondary degree or some internal company training that allows them to be called ‘economist’ or ‘fi nancial planner’.

The following advice, if you take it that way, comes from those whose

only economic training, other than basic math learned in school and al-most forgotten, comes from deciding if they should hold on 17 or stay with a pair of nines.

That’s right. It’s called, ‘play economics’ or as it’s sometimes dubbed around the card table, “fl ush fi nances” which will be explained later.

The fi rst rule of play economics: If you got it, expect to lose it. Some-one always loses, which means some one has to

all go down the toilet if you rely on ‘fl ush” fi -nances’. A fl ush isn’t such a bad hand but betting the house (see above) could put you in the outhouse where you won’t have to worry about fl ushing.

Rule No. 5: or ‘the one rule’

This rule could see your fi nances take a huge jump in either direction. Play

economics says the next one turned over could be the winner (see rules one and two) or it could be the horse shoe card (close but not the one).

These are just some of the rules of ‘play econom-ics’ and much like getting a post secondary degree, the longer you stay at it, the easier the understand-ing becomes.

A very important note: the value of the loonie on international markets and the price of a barrel of oil has no bearing on the rules unless you are play-ing internationally against an oil baron.

Thought for the week: Getting married or play-ing the stock market. What’s the safer bet?

win.Factors to consider in-

clude who has the luck-ier rabbit foot, who does lady luck a favour to-night and are those lucky socks more powerful than grandpa’s lucky handker-chief that he took to Ve-gas back in ’53.

The second rule: Don’t bet the house. Translated if you think you have the winning hand, don’t take out a second mort-gage from the guy next to you. If you lose, how do you explain that long lost cousin Vinny is coming to stay with you for a while (until the debt is paid off at least).

The third rule of play economics: Even if you have a bank roll similar to Bill Gates, play like Scrooge McDuck.

The fourth rule: It could

Be prepared if your power goes outWinter storms can disrupt electrical service without warning. A combination of

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One way to be prepared for a power outage is to assemble an emergency kit ahead of time and store it where it will be easy to fi nd in the dark. Keep essential items including candles, matches, a fl ashlight, extra batteries, a cell phone, and a portable radio in your emergency kit. Stock up on bottled water, sleeping bags, fi rewood, and food that doesn’t require cooking. Camping equipment, blankets, a manual can opener, and lantern are also useful.

In the event of a power outage, lower your thermostat and make sure to turn off or unplug all electrical appliances, especially the ones you were using before the power went out. Unplug electronic equipment to protect it from a potential voltage surge when power is restored. Keep one light plugged in and turned on, so you will know when the electricity is back on.

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There’s nothing cozier than snuggling up to a ro-mantic movie with your sweetheart.

There can be plenty of romance right at home what with the ease with which Hollywood beams itself into your smart TV. Television time demands snacking and just because you’re not at the movie theatre doesn’t mean you need to suffer by eating dry popcorn either.

Popcorn is a chame-leon. It takes on the fl a-vours of whatever you

dress it with. It can be plain, salty, sweet, sa-voury and even pungent. Flavour manufacturers have capitalized on this fact for quite some time and everywhere you fi nd popcorn kernels for sale, you may also fi nd fl avour shakers. But did you know that those shakers are just a bunch of hype? You can make your own popcorn fl avours at home with very little effort. With easy do-it-yourself popcorn fl avouring reci-pes, family movie night just got a whole lot more exciting. Now you can whip up some popcorn that tastes as steamy as that romantic movie shower scene. Here are some of my favourite recipes:

Sweet Chili Lime1/4 c. butter, melted1/2 lime, juiced1 Tbsp chili powder1 tsp garlic salt1 tbsp granulated sugar

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Fill a big bowl with popped corn (about 12 cups). Mix lime juice with butter.

Drizzle liquid over popcorn and stir. Mix re-maining ingredients and sprinkle them over the corn.

Chocolate 1/4 c. butter, melted2 tsp cocao powder2 Tbsp sugar

Fill a big bowl with popped corn (about 12 cups). Drizzle butter into bowl and stir.

Mix cocoa powder and sugar together and then sprinkle over the corn. Sumptuous!

Salted Caramel1/4 c. butter1/4 c. brown sugar1 Tbsp corn syrup1 tsp salt

FOODINSPIREDCAN YOU TASTE IT?

Fill a big bowl with popped corn (about 12 cups). In a heavy bot-tomed saucepan, melt butter and then dissolve

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‘For The Love of Chocolate’ supporting Kidsport

There doesn’t seem to be anything better than enjoying a night out with friends that includes great live entertain-ment and an endless supply of choco-late. However, that night is made even better when it’s in support of a great cause. For the seventh year in a row, Kidsport Westman is hosting For the Love of Chocolate.

The event promises to be memorable with a fashion show, comedian, silent auction and a desert bar laden with chocolate, but if you are hoping to still get tickets you are in for a disappoint-ment.

“We generally sell out the event but this year it was already sold out in Janu-ary,” said fundraising chair Trina Ban-dura.

The popularity of the event comes from the range of entertainment and fun atmosphere created in the venue. With more than 300 tickets sold, those in at-tendance are in for a treat. Comedian Dan Verville will take the stage and a fashion show by Northshore Outfitters, Promises Bridal and the Vintage Cos-tume Company is sure to be a hit.

“We have a tonne of prizes, rainbow auction, 50/50 raffle and a Dauphin Countryfest ticket draw,” she said. Si-lent auction prizes include a dinner for six at The Dock and a catered dinner for

eight in your own home by Blu.This year’s event also has a Gatsby

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Last year, Kidsport helped more than 400 children in the city participate in or-ganized sports.

“We will provide $300 per child each year to play any sport recognized by Sport Manitoba,” said Bandura.

Applications are put through a screen-ing process and children are selected based on financial need. The process is strictly confidential and Bandura said the group is lucky that they don’t have to turn away anyone who meets the cri-teria thanks to the generous support of the community.

“The statistics show that there is a 95 per cent success rate for children gradu-ating high school who have participated in sports,” she said. “They make friends, learn skills and build confidence. By do-nating to Kidsport you are helping your entire community because the benefits come back full circle. When kids are in sports they are happier and they stay off the streets. It helps make the community a better place.”

For the Love of Chocolate will take place Friday, Feb. 27 at the UCT Pavil-ion in the Keystone Centre.

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As technology continues to advance, ‘screen time’ has dramatically increased for kids, meaning a more sedentary life-style and in the process, physical literacy problems, says Sydney Bernard, health promotion coordinator for Prairie Moun-tain Health.

That’s why Healthy Now and Prairie Mountain Health, in partnership with Car-berry North Cypress Recreation, will be holding their fi rst ever physical literacy workshop in March. The full-day event will take place at the Community Hall in Carberry and will include presentations and workshops from Dr. Dean Kriellaars of the University of Manitoba and Mi-

chelle Johnson of Manitoba’s Fit Kids Healthy Kids program.

“Physical literacy is helping children become confi dent and competent in their movement and their fundamental move-ment skills,” Bernard said. “It’s just as important as it is for them to learn how to read and write because we know that these fundamental movement skills aren’t natural. They’re learned skills. So teach-ing them at a young age how to run, jump, throw and skip, those kinds of things, so as they get older, hopefully we’ll see less drop-out rates from recreational sports and less sedentary behaviour as they move into adulthood.

“Then they’ll feel more comfortable, confi dent and competent to participate in some of the recreational activities that our

society offers,” she continued. Bernard says the words ‘physical litera-

cy’ have become new buzzwords in health promotion. She adds that it’s becoming a bigger problem for youngsters.

“We’re trying to go back to the basics and teach them how to play with equip-ment and that unstructured play is just as important as learning the things that the screens and devices can teach them,” she said.

She says Kriellaars and Johnson will fi ll folks in on what’s happening in Canada regarding physical literacy and the long-term effects that children that are physi-cally literate can have on our society.

“Sometimes parents don’t feel it’s super safe for their kids to play outside, but they need to remember when they were kids

and that there was a lot of unstructured play,” adds Bernard. “That’s still impor-tant today for their own children.”

Topics will be geared towards recre-ation directors, students in the physical activity or health fi eld, teachers and edu-cational assistants, school division staff, community program leaders, early child-hood educators and those involved with Prairie Mountain Health.

Anyone interested is encouraged to at-tend the free event, which is slated to take place Monday, March 16. Registration is 9 a.m. and the event should wrap up around 3 p.m. Lunch will be provided.

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When you’re feeling scared and intimidated, it helps to have someone in your corner, especially if you’re a child and that ‘someone’ is a tough-look-ing biker.

Bikers Against Child Abuse is helping children who have been abused to feel safe and protected by standing on guard for them. While, big, burly bikers aren’t the fi rst group you’d think of as a safety net, for children in their care, they are the perfect group to empower the vic-tims.

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they are part of our fam-ily,” said Safety, a member of the local chapter, who goes by his road name to protect his identity.

BACA started in 1995 by a clinical child therapist in Utah and has grown to provide services in eight countries around the world. Locally, 14 members of the Brandon chapter include individuals from Dauphin, Brandon, Virden, Miniota, Souris and Shilo who have spent the past year and a half in training to provide the service. Both Bran-don and Winnipeg are in the process of setting up BACA chapters. As a tem-porary chapter, the local group will continue train-ing to reach a full chapter

status in the future.“Once a perpetrator has

been charged, the guardian of the child will contact our hotline and a meeting will be set up with our child liaison,” explained Safety. “We fi nd out the needs of the child and two members are assigned as primary contacts for that child.”

Each child is given a road name and a vest com-plete with the BACA patch depicting a closed fi st with a skull and crossbones sur-rounded by chains. The logo holds a lot of signifi -cance for the group. The colour red is for the blood shed by wounded children, white represents their in-nocence and black refers to the dark times they go

through. The fi st repre-sents BACA’s commitment to stop child abuse and the skull and crossbones is the symbol of the death of that abuse. The chains mean-while, represent the united organization.

When the child is wel-comed into the BACA family they are also given a teddy bear that has been hugged by each member, fi lling it with love and courage that is passed to the child.

“We let them know that we are there for them no matter what and that they are part of our family,” said Safety.

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dren feel safe.“If there is a child who

isn’t sleeping we will sta-tion members outside their home 24/7 until they feel safe,” he said. “We will take them to and from school and we’ll go to

court with them so they feel empowered.”

Each member has been given extensive back-ground checks and training to handle any type of situa-tion that may arise.

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Later this month, Brandon Uni-versity Theatre will be presenting the hit comedy entitled, “The Com-plete Works of Shakespeare” which is an abridged story written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Win-field.

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The play is directed by longtime BU theatre professor James Forsythe and features a student cast of six ac-tors, each playing multiple characters in several plays - all in less than 90 minutes.

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“We are there for the child and don’t care about the perpetrator,” he said, explaining that the group will avoid confrontations with the perpetrators and would never do anything to jeopardize the court case for the child.

While each member of the group has joined for their own personal reasons, Safety said past experi-ences often encourage people to step up. Safety and his wife have eight children and several grandchil-dren of their own and BACA gives them the oppor-tunity to give back.

“Kids should have fun, not be put through hell,” he said. “There are children who are sleeping with their clothes on and who don’t feel safe and that’s not right. This is our way to help.”

While the tough exterior of long beards and tat-toos can be intimidating, the focus of the group is the safety and well-being of the children.

“People wonder about us but we are not vigilan-tes,” said Safety. “We have gone through extensive training and we promise to do anything in our power to keep the children safe.”

For more information on BACA visit the group’s website at www.bacaworld.org or call the local ho-tline at 204-724-8351. An information meeting is scheduled for Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. at Future Features, located at 436 Seventh Avenue in Virden.

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A second genealogy and family history workshop entitled, “More Basics of Getting Started in Geneal-ogy and Family History” will take place Saturday, Feb. 21. The workshop will cover the next steps in genealogical research. The event will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. and will be held at the Western Manitoba Regional Library located

in the Towne Centre.“The workshop is in-

tended for anyone who has an interest, but no prior knowledge or experience, in genealogy,” assistant librarian Rob Kowaluk explained. “The class will introduce individuals to the terms, techniques and resources associated with researching their family history.”

The workshop follows the first event, which was

held last month and will expand on the information given in the first course. Both classes lead up to the Genealogy Society’s membership drive which is held in March. The lo-cal chapter of the group is a great resource itself with knowledge and experience to share.

Kowaluk said the library provides a good bridge between the public and the Genealogy Society.

There are a number of re-sources at the library to assist with family history research. Microfilm, cem-etery records, census data, newspaper archives and the like are available free of charge. However, the task can be overwhelm-ing for those just starting their research. Those in at-tendance at the workshop will learn tips and tricks on how to make effective use of their research time.

“The class is designed for anyone who was curi-ous but didn’t know where to start,” Kowaluk added.

The workshop is free of charge but space is lim-ited. Kowaluk warned that the first time the work-shop was held, it filled up quickly. To reserve your spot and receive help in researching your family history, call the library at 204-727-6648.

Country music singer Beverly Ma-hood will be crossing another town off the list of places she has yet to visit later this year.

Mahood will headline a summer con-cert in Souris at the Murray Arena on Friday, July 10.

Souris saw great success with country acts in 2014, hosting sold out shows for both Doc Walker and Aaron Pritchett

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Tickets are on sale and can be pur-chased online at www.ticketweb.ca as well as in Souris at both Robbins Fine Foods and Plaza Petals. Based on the re-sponse to previous concerts, ticket buy-ers are encouraged to get theirs early to avoid missing out.

Wheat Kings doing their part to fi ght cancer

Pink will be the colour of choice when the Brandon Wheat Kings take on the Kootenay Ice on Feb. 28.

While the fans will be cheering their favourite team on, the buzz at Westman Communications Group Place will be about raising funds for the Canadian Can-cer Society in the second annual Pink The Rink event.

Wheat King players will be donning black commemorative jerseys for the spe-cial event complete with pink piping and trim and the names of loved ones who have lost their battle with cancer.

“Season ticket holders and sponsors

were asked to contribute the names of friends and family who have battled can-cer,” explained Angie Nor Addin from the Brandon office of the Canadian Cancer Society. A total of 38 names have been added to the unique jerseys making them a sought after item.

There will be 24 special edition, game-worn jerseys created for the event. A total of 21 jerseys will be up for grabs in a silent auction during the game. Bids will also be accepted over the phone on Friday prior to the game to engage fans from out of town.

In an effort to include everyone and every budget, organizers are also holding a raffle draw for one of the jerseys with tickets selling for $5 each or $10 for three. Tickets can be purchased at the Cancer

Society office located at 415 First Street in advance or during the game for your chance to win.

There will also be two live auctions that will be held for specially selected jerseys. On Feb. 20, a live auction is being held in conjunction with 880 CKLQ Radio and during the morning of Feb. 27, a second live auction will be held on air with 94.7 Star FM Radio.

Nor Addin said the live radio auctions were very popular last year, raising a large portion of the $25,000 brought in at the event.

The majority of the money raised through the event stays in the Westman region to fund transportation, research, advocacy and patient assistance.

Special pink T-shirts will be sold dur-ing the game and come complete with the Wheat King logo in men’s and ladies’ sizes for $20.

“It’s a great event and a great way to en-gage hockey fans,” said Nor Addin.

The Wheat Kings organization is happy to lend its support to the cause, says Rick Dillabough, director of business opera-tions and sponsorship. In addition to the Pink the Rink event, the team has worn commemorative jerseys in support of the United Way in the past.

Anyone wanting to place a reserve bid on a game-worn jersey is asked to con-tact Nor Addin at 204-571-2800, toll free at 1-888-857-6658 or [email protected].


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BSD budget process continues to move along

Every year, the Brandon School Division must come up with an annual budget and every year, it’s a lengthy process.

Last week, a public consultation was held regarding the BSD’s 2015-2016 preliminary budget. Approxi-mately 70 folks – several of which were employees of BSD – attended to share thoughts, voice concerns re-garding the approximately $90 million budget.

The budget included fi ve scenarios for trustees – rang-ing from a tax decrease of 1.9 per cent to an increase of 2.3 per cent. BSD chair Mark Sefton says the idea be-hind the fi ve scenarios was to present ideas to the public.

“It’s not like we’re going to select a particular sce-nario. It’s more an opportunity to provide some basis of comparison for taxpayers.

“That’s the whole idea behind it, just to try and give taxpayers and citizens some sort of context and some sort of idea about what individual things would mean,” he added.

As of this writing, trustees have since held full-day budget deliberations whereas all requests drafted by trustees and senior administrators were further dis-cussed. On Monday, March 2, trustees will meet once again for a special public board meeting and on March 9, the budget will be approved.

Brandon product Cody Nelson is third in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League this season with 179 penalty minutes this season (as of Feb. 13).

Photo courtesy of Dauphin Kings

Nelson enjoying tenure with MJHL’s Dauphin Kings

When Brandon’s Cody Nelson is asked about his four-year junior hockey career, the words just gush out.

“Fun, cool, experience of a lifetime,” he said.The 20-year son of Karen and Wendell Nelson has had

a lot of great experiences in his junior hockey career, which is quickly drawing to a close. What stands out the most for Nelson is the people.

“The people you meet and friendships you make last forever,” he said.

Kings captainThis season, Nelson is trying to teach a young group of

Dauphin Kings the ropes of Junior A hockey. He says he’s certainly enjoying captaining the youthful squad.

“We have a really good group of guys,” Nelson said. “It’s a young group, but it’s a fun group.”

The 5-foot-11, 218-pound forward has helped the Kings in many ways this season. Dauphin assistant coach Marc Berry said that Nelson has scored big goals, embraced a checking role and has set an example for the younger players. Through 47 games, he has six goals, 10 points, and is third in the MJHL with 179 penalty minutes.

“We want Cody to play with an edge,” Berry said. “That’s his game. He’s an intimidating guy on the ice. He’s tough player.”

Berry described Nelson as an intelligent kid, person-able and mature.

“He knows how to talk to guys,” the assistant coach said. “He knows when to push guys. He is just that vet-eran presence we felt we needed.”

Brandon rootsNelson grew up loving hockey in Brandon. The city’s

hockey programs and supporters helped shape his career. “I’ve had a lot of really good coaches along the way,”

Nelson said, noting Ken Schneider and Kelly McCrim-mon as two men who have helped him along the way with advice.

Schneider coached Nelson for two years when he was on the Brandon Midget AAA Wheat Kings coaching staff. Meanwhile, McCrimmon is the owner, general manager, and head coach of the WHL’s Brandon Wheat Kings. He listed Nelson when he was 15.

Nelson has also had some fond words for his parents.“They have been great and have always been there for

me since I first started playing. They still make it out to most of my games.”

As a 16-year-old, Nelson was an assistant captain of the midget AAA Wheat Kings. He was called up to the MJHL’s Portage Terriers at the end of that season, help-ing the team win the MJHL championship and the Ana-

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vet Cup. Nelson and Terriers wound up advancing to the Royal Bank Cup, Canada’s national Junior A champion-ship, in Camrose.

The next season, Nelson played three games with the WHL’s Spokane Chiefs before being reassigned to the MJHL.

“Growing up a Wheat Kings fan, playing in the West-ern Hockey League, it was a goal of mine and I got to to do that for a little while,” Nelson said. “Playing at the Junior A level and in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League is a great option too. It’s a good place to play.”

Terriers successHe rejoined the Terriers and was part of the team that

repeated as MJHL champions. Portage was then defeated in the Anavet Cup by Humboldt, but still earned an RBC Cup berth as the Saskatchewan team was hosting it.

“We had a really good team that year,” Nelson said. “We had a lot of fun.”

Being part of two teams that played in the RBC Cup was an eye-opening experience for a young Nelson.

“It was a great opportunity to experience that at such a young age. Just to know where the bar is set and just how good you have to be at that level.”

Virden debutIn September of his 18-year-old season, Nelson was

traded to the newly established Virden Oil Capitals.“It was pretty cool being part of an inaugural team,”

Nelson said. “The fan and community support was awe-some. The whole town was bumping.”

In their second season, with Nelson leading the way as captain, the Oil Caps made the playoffs.

“That was an exciting time for us to make the playoffs in our second year,” he said.

Final seasonDuring the offseason, Nelson, whose rights were held

by two Alberta teams, wound up returning to the MJHL with the Kings.

“He was a good fit to be part of our leadership group,” Berry said.

Nelson has been thrilled to complete his junior career in Dauphin. He said he’s surrounded by good people on the team and the community treats the Kings great. Nelson knows the time is ticking on his junior career, but says he’s not sure of what his plans are for the future – but hockey will definitely be part of it.

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The ‘B’ in Bevell also stands for ‘bonehead’Put Darrell Bevell’s

name near the top of the Dumb Coaches of All Time list. Oh, get it over with — put him at the very top.

Super Bowl 49 (get used to those numbers, for the National Foot-ball League is deviating from its use of Roman numerals for next year’s Super Bowl 50 — who wants to be associated with Super Bowl L? — will go down in history for ending with one of the most bone-headed coaching calls ever. The call by Bevell, Seattle’s offensive co-ordinator, to throw a pass from the one-yard line in the final minute, with his team down by four, instead of handing off to Marshawn Lynch, will cost Bevell immensely. Any chance of him becoming a head coach someday, observ-ers predict, sailed out the window with that one

play call.Give the ball to Lynch,

said the universe, and the subsequent one-yard plunge for Seattle glory would have been as auto-matic as the Super Bowl winning the TV ratings war.

But Bevell called a pass, a short slant on sec-ond down. New England rookie Malcolm Butler intercepted it — yes, the Butler did it — and the Patriots were suddenly, and improbably, Super Bowl winners.

And oh, how Bevell was castigated for his call. Worst call ever. Has

to be fired. What was he thinking?

Seattle head coach Pete Carroll bravely and admi-rably took the hit for Bev-ell, claiming responsibil-ity for the call.

But how would things have changed had the play worked? If Butler had been beaten on the quick slant, as expected, and the TD had given Se-attle its second straight title? Bevell would have been lionized in Seattle. Brilliant call! Caught the Patriots off-guard! Super surprised them! Patri-ots were expecting a run and the brilliant offen-

sive minds of Carroll and Bevell confounded them with a quick slant. Send those two to the Hall of Fame immediately!

But no, hindsight being 20-20, it was the worst call ever. Bevell is a goat, not a god. He’s an idiot, not an intellectual. Can him, don’t canonize him.

One call of 20,000 Bevell has made in his career turned him from a potential hero to a zero. Even when he moves into a nursing home, Bevell is likely to hear catcalls for ‘Give the ball to Lynch’. It was one moment in time. It could have turned out great. Oh, what Bev-ell would give for a do-over!• Janice Hough of left-

coastsportsbabe.com: “So on the highways in the greater Seattle area, will all ‘No passing lanes’ be renamed in honor of Pete Carroll?”

• Hough again: “Hear

that Pete Carroll was supposed to throw out the first pitch at a Mari-ners game. But fans are asking Seattle man-agement if Marshawn Lynch can just run the ball in instead.”

• Bob Molinaro of the Hampton Road Virgin-ian-Pilot, on the lack of criticism directed at Seahawks QB Rus-sell Wilson over his last-minute intercepted pass: “If Tony Romo had turned the ball over at the goal line like that in the Super Bowl, he’d be assuming a false identity and moving to Latvia.”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “An Ohio inmate has asked to be paroled so he can watch LeBron James lead the Cleve-land Cavaliers to their first NBA title. If he’s not paroled, he has successfully laid the groundwork for an in-sanity plea.”

• Comedy writer Tim Hunter, after Sports Il-lustrated laid off all of its staff photographers: “This year’s Swimsuit Issue could be entirely selfies.”

• Aaron Nemo on Twit-ter: “I made a New England Patriots-themed seven-layer dip. The bottom layer is the truth but I highly doubt anyone gets to the bottom of it.”

• Norman Chad of the Washington Post, on Twitter, review-ing the Super Bowl: “You heard it here first — within five years, someone will throw a challenge flag on the coin toss.”

• Chad again: “Chris Matthews was working at Foot Locker when the Seahawks called him. He brought his own shoes.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “My sports and entertainment he-roes were, roughly in order, Bill Cosby, O.J. Simpson, Bruce Jen-ner, Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, Charlie Sheen and Brian Wil-liams. I am starting to think I might be the problem.”

• Dwight Perry of the Se-attle Times: “Chargers center Nick Hardwick, who announced his re-tirement from the NFL after getting injured in Week 1, has lost 85 pounds in the interim. ‘Hey, don’t look at me!’ said the Patriots’ ball boy.’”

• Brad Dickson again: “BYU signed a 6-foot-7, 410-pound lineman. He’s great for discipline. When other players get in trouble, they’re going to be forced to run laps around him.

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Maple Leaf Foods is a leading Canadian food processing company committed to delivering quality food products to consumers around the world. We are looking for Industrial Meat Cutters to join us at our Brandon, Manitoba plant.

POSITION SUMMARY:Entry-level production work starts with packaging/wrapping non-knife type work.The employee’s primary tasks include receiving live hogs, and or kill (evisceration, hide removal, by-product processing) trimming, de-boning and other cut related activities/ packaging and/ or visual inspection, sorting, grading, scale weighing, truck loading, cleaning, operating equipment as related to above process.One hundred percent company paid Benefits package provided including Major Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, as well as enrollment in the Maple Leaf Pension Plan.

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Be willing to adhere to all hygienic and food safety requirements in the plant

REQUIRED SKILLS:Previous industrial / manufacturing plant experience is considered an assetAbility to work in a wide range of environmental conditions from cool to warm and wet to dryPhysically fit and able to lift, push, and/or pull, weight of up to 27kg (60 lbs)Experience working with and committed to Good Manufacturing Practices is considered an assetExperience in food manufacturing within a fast paced environment is an assetComfortable being part of a multi-cultural, unionized environmentMust be committed to safe work practicesMust have good communication and interpersonal skills and be focused on continuous improvementEnsure safe and hygienic practices are applied to all tasks performed as per Company policies

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Maple Leaf Foods is a leading Canadian food processing company committed to delivering quality food products to consumers around the world. We are looking for Industrial Meat Cutters to join us at our Brandon, Manitoba plant.

POSITION SUMMARY:Positions include slaughtering livestock and removing viscera and other inedible parts from carcasses, cutting pork for further cutting, processing and packaging. Positions are available in a variety of departments including Barn, Dressing, Cut, and Packaging areas.One hundred percent company paid Benefits package provided including Major Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, as well as enrollment in the Maple Leaf Pension Plan.

RESPONSIBILITIES:Participate as part of a team in the processing of hogs to produce fresh and frozen productAssist with various tasks in the department assignedKeep up to production line speedMost jobs in the Barn, Dressing, Cut and Packaging floors include assembly line workKnife and other equipment use may be required

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P 204.571.4107 F 204.727.6701

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Available 7 days a week for all your

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Toll Free 1-800-862-6339Business 204-727-6418

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EVERYTHING ON SALE!!

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*O.A.C. Total purchase including all applicable taxes, electronics disposal or recycling fees where applicable and a processing fee of $89.95 (Eg. $1500 purchase with $89.95 PF equals an APR of 4.0%) are due 18 months from the date of purchase. All items available while quantities last. Prices, terms and conditions may vary according to region. Selection may vary from store to store. Not applicable to previous purchases and markdown items. See store for details. †No extra charge for delivery on most items if purchase amount, before taxes and any fees, is $498 or more. See store for delivery included areas.

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